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2022 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 106
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
COMMENDATIONS. Commends LSU President William F. Tate IV on being elected to
the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Louisiana State University President William F. Tate IV on being elected to
3 the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
4 WHEREAS, Louisiana State University (LSU) President William F. Tate IV is
5 among the world's most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, and artists, as well as
6 civic, business, and philanthropic leaders by virtue of his election to the American Academy
7 of Arts and Sciences; and
8 WHEREAS, Tate joins other experts who are exploring the challenges facing society
9 and identifying solutions that address issues of importance to the nation and to the world;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1780, is both
12 an honorary society that recognizes and celebrates the excellence of its members, and an
13 independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines, professions, and
14 perspectives to address significant challenges; and
15 WHEREAS, for more than two hundred forty years, the Academy has been electing
16 and engaging exceptional individuals including Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
17 as well as Albert Einstein, Robert Frost, Martin Luther King Jr, and Stephen Hawking; and
18 WHEREAS, this year's election of two hundred sixty-one new members, which
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1 includes thirty-seven individuals from sixteen countries, continues a tradition of recognizing
2 accomplishments and leadership in academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research;
3 and
4 WHEREAS, Tate is the seventh individual affiliated with LSU elected to the
5 Academy; and
6 WHEREAS, Tate earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics with a minor
7 in mathematical sciences from Northern Illinois University; a Master of Arts degree in
8 mathematical sciences education from the University of Texas at Dallas; and a Doctor of
9 Philosophy in mathematics education with a cognate in human development from the
10 University of Maryland, College Park; and
11 WHEREAS, Tate was awarded the Anna Julia Cooper postdoctoral fellowship to
12 study social and public policy at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and he completed
13 a second postdoctoral fellowship at the Washington University School of Medicine, where
14 he earned the Master of Psychiatric Epidemiology degree; and
15 WHEREAS, Tate's research has focused on the social determinants of mathematics
16 performance; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) attainment; and the
17 development of epidemiological and geospatial models to explain the social determinants
18 of educational attainment as well as health and developmental outcomes; and
19 WHEREAS, at LSU, Tate has introduced the Scholarship First Agenda which has
20 the mission to impact and serve Louisiana - providing pathways to higher learning,
21 addressing critical problems through groundbreaking research and discovery, and bettering
22 the lives of citizens in every parish by focusing on five areas: agriculture, biotechnology,
23 coast, defense, and energy; and
24 WHEREAS, Tate is the recipient of numerous research recognitions including
25 elections to the National Academy of Education, Sigma Xi, and Fellow status in the
26 American Educational Research Association (AERA), as well as association-related honors
27 including a Presidential Citation, the Distinguished Scholar Award in Mathematics
28 Education, and the Distinguished Contributions in Education Research Lifetime
29 Achievement Award-Division G; and
30 WHEREAS, prior to being named LSU president, Tate served as the Executive Vice
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1 President for Academic Affairs and the Provost at the University of South Carolina; he was
2 the dean of the Graduate School and the Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Washington
3 University in St. Louis; and he also spent time at Texas Christian University and the
4 University of Wisconsin - Madison.
5 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
6 does hereby commend Louisiana State University President William F. Tate IV on being
7 elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
9 William F. Tate IV.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Kathy Liberty.
DIGEST
SR 106 Original 2022 Regular Session Boudreaux
Commends Louisiana State University President William F. Tate IV on being elected to the
prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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